KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 14, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Missouri - Third Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 6 of the 7 largest counties and county equivalent in Missouri from September 2023 to September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are the 369 U.S. counties or county   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced its intent to approve a request for the release and sale of eleven parcels of land at Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) in Liberal, Kansas. The proposal, submitted by the airport's management, seeks to repurpose approximately 13.23 acres within the airport's industrial park for commercial development. The FAA is inviting public comments before making a final decision on the request. The land in ques  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 14 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Breaks Ground on Polk-Quincy Viaduct Project TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly joined Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Secretary Calvin Reed and other community leaders Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the I-70 Polk-Quincy Viaduct project. "While the Polk-Quincy viaduct has served the community for over 60 years, we are investing in a modern and more efficient I-70   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, released the following opening statement from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of the Livestock Industry: Producer Perspectives": * * * Today, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Chairman Tracey Mann (KS-01) delivered the following opening statement at today's subcommittee hearing "The State of the Livestock Industry: Producer Perspectives.   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 14 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on March 13, 2025: * * * 25-TRAM-5061-TRA Docket Type: TRA - Transportation Order Docket Description: Transportation Orders Date Filed: 03/13/2025 * * * 25-TRAM-352-OOS Docket Type: OOS - Out of Service Docket Description: In the Matter of the Suspension of Operating Authority of Ball and Hitch Date Filed: 03/13/2025 * * * 25-GIMM-351-KHP Docket Type: KHP - Kansas Highway Patrol Violations   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 15 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on March 14, 2025: * * * 25-SPEE-353-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: Tariff for Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered Date Filed: 03/14/2025 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Knife Rights Inc, Chairman Doug Ritter from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Right to Self Defense": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify about the Knife Owners' Protection Act or "KOPA". This bill is a commonsense criminal justice reform solution that would protect law-abiding   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry released the following testimony by Troy Sander, immediate past chairman of the Live Cattle Marketing Committee for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of the Livestock Industry: Producer Perspectives": * * * Chairman Mann, Ranking Member Costa, and members of the Subcommittee, on behalf of America's cattle producers, thank you the opportunity to t  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Congratulates Chapman Student on Appointment of U.S. Air Force Academy WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) congratulated Jedidiah Moody of Chapman, Kansas on his appointment to the United States Air Force Academy. Rep. Mann nominated Jedidiah to the academy in October 2024. "The men and women who attend our nation's service academies are among the best and  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Kansas Private Nonprofits Affected by April Storms Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Kansas of the April 15, 2025, deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Brooke Rollins Takes Bold Action in First 30 Days at USDA WASHINGTON, March 13, 2025 - In her first month, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has moved swiftly to advance key priorities focused on efficiency and agricultural prosperity. From addressing industry challenges to streamlining government operations, she has focused on policies that reinforce the U.S. Department of  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall and Senator Coons Introduce Bill Connecting Trade School Graduates with Small Businesses Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) introduced the Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act. This legislation amends the Small Business Act to add a requirement for Small Business Development Center  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall, Chair Cassidy, and Colleagues Launch Senate Republican Working Group to Reform CDC Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), along with Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Rand Paul, M.D. (R-K  more